Angus Konstam has made a lifelong study of maritime history
and archeology, the history of early European development, and he
holds degrees in history and archeology. He is a museum
professional with experience in both Britain and the United States,
where he was a chief curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in
Key West. He is also the author of Blackbeard: America’s Most
Notorious Pirate. Konstam lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Roger Michael Kean has been a journalist, filmmaker, and
editor of historical reference books for many years, including The
History of Pirates and The History of Shipwrecks. Kean is also the
author of The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome and
Forgotten Power: ByzantiumBulwark of Christianity. He lives in the
medieval, walled town of Ludlow in the Welsh Marches of
England.
David Cordingly is an English naval historian and an
authority on pirates. He is the author of Under the Black Flag,
Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, The
Billy Ruffian: His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon and the Downfall of
Napoleon, and Spanish Gold: Captain Woodes Rogers & the Pirates of
the Caribbean.
Gail Selinger has been fascinated with pirates since the age
of nine. She has studied fencing and black powder weaponry, and has
been a gunner on several tall ships. She has lent her expertise to
many television and movie productions. As a pirate historian she
writes, teaches, and lectures on the social, political, and
economic ramifications of pirates throughout world history. She
resides in Redlands, California.
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